The open church: how to bring back the exciting life of the first century church

Introduction : Ever feel like quitting church?

PART I : What you've never been told about church. The disastrous success of A.D. 313

Sure, it's a worship service

says so right here in the bulletin

Sharing time : the exciting fellowship you've always dreamed of

Open ministry : in the steps of the Blues Brothers

Liberate your pastor!

PART II : From participants to spectators : the incredible untold story of how we got so far off the track. The emperor's new church / Gene Edwards with James Rutz

Luther quit too soon / Gene Edwards with James Rutz

PART III : Five ways to open your church without a crowbar

The fast track : the best way to change / Gene Edwards

The middle of the road track : top down

The chicken track : slow & safe

The mission track : starting somewhere else

The radical track : dynamite

PART IV : Wow we did it : a tale of three churches. 22 years of open sharing / Ray Stedman

140 free ministries in one congregation / Tommy Barnett and Leo Godzich

Pure worship

how they solved the mystery of the missing jewel : a sketch of Bread of Life Ministries

PART V : The open church is God's idea. The secret of true greatness

Afterword : Let's stop playing church.